Pinworms - Surgery

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Surgery

Surgical treatment to treat complications due to pinworm infection is uncommon. The surgery needed would depend on the type of complication.

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Author: Amy Fackler, MA
Debby Golonka, MPH
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics
Last Updated: 10/02/2006

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